Fender Musical Instruments Corporationis a world-famous brand with offices across the globe.Within Fender Musical Instruments Corporation’s(“FMIC”) Finance Department, you will play a key part in contributing to month-end close and ongoing accounting processes.

An American icon, Fender was born in Southern California and has built a worldwide influence extending beyond the studio and the stage. A Fender is more than an instrument, it’s a cultural symbol that resonates globally.

We are searching for a Staff Accountantto join our team. The ideal candidate should be organized, accurate, and results oriented, as well as provide a high level of service to business partners by responding timely to requests.

This role may either be based out of Scottsdale, AZ or remote (willing to work AZ hours).

Essential Functions:

• Perform monthly close procedures including intercompany journal entries and account reconciliations
• Prepare monthly consolidation journal entries and eliminations
• Assist with ad hoc projects and implementations related to intercompany and consolidations
• Assist with administration of the consolidation system, Hyperion Financial Management (HFM)
• Assist with facilitation of the month-end close process
• Interact and coordinate with personnel in various functional and business areas to support transactions

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting required
• CPA license is a plus
• 3+ years of general accounting experience required
• Public accounting experience is a plus
• Experience working in a multi-national organization transacting in multiple currencies
• Experience using HFM and SAP is a plus
• Knowledge of US GAAP
• Advanced Excel skills – ability to proficiently and expediently sort, navigate and analyze data
• Inquisitive in nature and a desire to learn
• Must be results oriented with a desire and ability to take initiative and ownership
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• High degree of accuracy and precision, highly organized and able to prioritize between competing demands
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, frequently changing environment

About Fender Musical Instruments:

Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC) is one of the world’s leading musical instrument manufacturers, marketers and distributors, whose portfolio of brands includes Fender®, Squier®, Presonus®, Gretsch®, Jackson®, EVH®, Charvel®, Bigsby®, and Groove Tubes®, among others. For more information, visit www.fender.com. FMIC offers a competitive benefits package which includes medical, dental, 401(k), paid time off, and an equipment purchase program to help you get the band back together. Fender Musical Instruments Corporation is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, gender, age, color, religion, disability, veterans’ status, sexual orientation, or any other protected factor.

Fender is required by law in certain jurisdictions to include a pay scale in the job posting for this position.  “Pay scale” means the salary or hourly wage range that Fender reasonably expects to pay for this position; it is neither a promise nor a guarantee of the compensation that the successful candidate will receive.  The pay scale for this position takes into account the wide range of factors that Fender considers in making compensation decisions, including, without limitation: skill set, experience, and training, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs.  If this is a remote position, the pay scale disclosed herein may be adjusted further based upon the applicable geographic differential associated with the location from which the successful candidate will work.  Please note that it is not typical for a Fender employee to be at or near the top of the pay scale for their role – especially as a new hire – and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case.  Subject to the foregoing, the current pay scale for this position is $41,133.00 - $82,267.00

Fender Musical Instruments Corporationis a world-famous brand with offices across the globe.Fender was born in Southern California and has built a worldwide influence beyond the studio and the stage. A Fender is more than an instrument; it’s a cultural symbol that resonates globally.

We are searching for an eCommerce Content Specialist to join our team. This role is to strategically plan and optimize digital content that captivates, informs, and motivates customers to increase engagement and sales.  This position is accountable for driving positive financial results and works closely with cross-functional teams to ensure the appropriate planning and execution of content strategies to meet online business goals and strategies.  The focal point of this role is to drive and optimize online content strategies to create a world class digital shopping experience.

Essential Functions:

• Build, test, and deploy online campaign content for all Fender.com. While not responsible for designing creative elements of the site, this individual will use data and industry knowledge to work strategically and partner alongside the site merchandising, marketing, creative services, and global teams to execute a content experience that allows Fender.com be an outstanding shopping destination for the brand.
• Work closely with the merchandising and marketing teams to plan, manage and execute content calendars for homepages, product category focuses, new launches, inventory availability and marketing initiatives.
• Manage outlining and briefing content plans into the marketing and creative teams, for all content needs across new product launches, promotions, and DTC commercial activations.
• Partner with the merchandising team, plan and execute curated category landing pages to support DTC commercial moments, new product launches and guided-selling journeys.
• Maintain site Category and URL redirects, ensuring accurate and timely execution.
• Stay informed about industry trends, competitor activities, and customer preferences to enhance Fender's content strategy.
• Regularly monitor and analyze content performance utilizing data and share with the broader ecommerce team to help generate and drive future content decisions and strategies.
• Collaborate with User Experience teams on development and enrichment of content and customer journey.
• Assesses the competitive landscape by examining content strategies of key competitors and best-in-class online retailers to understand emerging online trends and recommend changes to the online category strategy based on customer and competitor insights.
• Continually seeks to improve the online experience by researching and staying abreast of new and innovative online solutions and capabilities; key competitor actions; industry trends and emerging customer and market needs.
• Additional duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in marketing, Graphic Design, Business, or related field.
• 3-5 years eCommerce content and/or merchandising experience, ideally in a direct-to-consumer environment
• Salesforce Commerce Cloud Page Designer experience.
• Shopify platform experience is strongly preferred.
• Experience with Adobe Photoshop preferred.
• Experience with Contentsquare, Google Analytics a plus.
• Consumer-focused, highly analytical, and inquisitive by nature
• Excellent communication skills, both written and in-person

About Fender Musical Instruments:

Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC) is one of the world’s leading musical instrument manufacturers, marketers and distributors, whose portfolio of brands includes Fender®, Squier®, Presonus®, Gretsch®, Jackson®, EVH®, Charvel®, Bigsby®, and Groove Tubes®, among others. For more information, visit www.fender.com. Fender Musical Instruments Corporation is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, gender, age, color, religion, disability, veterans’ status, sexual orientation, or any other protected factor.

Fender Musical Instruments Corporationis a world famous brand with offices across the globe.WithinFender Musical Instruments Corporation’s("FMIC") Global Logistics and Distribution team, we are building a world-class group of passionate people committed to transparency and efficiency, all while moving a product that is so important to so many.

An American icon, Fender was born in Southern California and has built a worldwide influence extending beyond the studio and the stage. A Fender is more than an instrument, it’s a cultural symbol that resonates globally.

We are searching for a Director, North America Distribution and Fulfillment who will have accountability for the overall performance of the FMIC North America fulfillment network, including two facilities managed by 3PLs, as well as cross-border (import/export) movement. This role is accountable for evaluating the supporting metrics that drive continuous improvement, performing layered process audits and approving the Third-Party permanent corrective actions that will ensure contractual and operational targets for quality, inventory integrity, delivery, and cost are met. This person will be the single point of contact/liaison to coordinate all activities between the Third-Party and FMIC functional areas, and must proactively communicate issues and the corrective actions to the affected functions.

Essential Functions:

• Own collaboration and strategy with cross functional stakeholders: America’s sales, operations, technology and finance teams. 
• Deliver strategy driving supply chain process, technology and people management to create optimization for FMIC and our customers.
• Embody exemplary leadership that enables career development within FMIC as well as championing our 3PL’s people development objectives.
• Ensure FMIC inventory and capital investments are protected while collaborating with the Third-Party in the development and implementation of systems and processes to ensure volume-adjusted budget objectives are met. 
• Collaborate with the service provider in the development and implementation of systems and processes that ensure a high degree of inventory integrity by confirming inventory best practices (i.e. cycle counting, non-conforming material processing, and inbound supplier and outbound delivery audits) are in place.
• Ensure the contractual levels of inventory accuracy are achieved and sustained while also leading formal reviews of the Inventory KPIs with the Third Party that establishes and confirms their accountability.
• Maintain FTZ operational compliance and requirements in one of our two facilities.
• Develop relationship and lead discussions between the transportation team and the Third-Party to guarantee that both inbound and outbound operational commitments are met. 
• Assist in the resolution of transportation issues as required and lead formal reviews of the Delivery and Transportation KPIs with the Third-Party that confirms that the accountability of the Third-Party is understood.
• Enable excellent customer service for direct to customer as well as business to business fulfillment.
• Help create, define, and roll out the long-term network roadmap, footprint and IT needs for North America.
• Additional duties as assigned

Qualifications  

• 7 -10 years experience in the areas of Third-Party Management in Distribution Operations, Warehouse Operations, Materials Operations, Inventory Control
• Proficiency in estimating and managing P&L/Expense Budgets
• Six Sigma or comparatively strong continuous improvement and optimization experience desired.
• Skills should include leadership, planning, financial analysis, negotiations, and excellent interpersonal skills.
• Strong capability with not only managing Third-Party relationships but also acting as a vital partner and influencer within FMIC
• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Logistics, Operations Management, Industrial Engineering, or equivalent is required. 

About Fender Musical Instruments:

Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC) is one of the world’s leading musical instrument manufacturers, marketers and distributors, whose portfolio of brands includes Fender®, Squier®, Gretsch®, Jackson®, EVH®, Charvel® and Groove Tubes®, among others. For more information, visit www.fender.com. FMIC offers a competitive benefits package which includes medical, dental, 401(k), paid time off, and an equipment purchase program to help you get the band back together. Fender Musical Instruments Corporation is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, gender, age, color, religion, disability, veterans’ status, sexual orientation, or any other protected factor.

Fender is required by law in certain jurisdictions to include a pay scale in the job posting for this position. “Pay scale” means the salary or hourly wage range that Fender reasonably expects to pay for this position; it is neither a promise nor a guarantee of the compensation that the successful candidate will receive.  The pay scale for this position takes into account the wide range of factors that Fender considers in making compensation decisions, including, without limitation: skill set, experience, and training, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs.  If this is a remote position, the pay scale disclosed herein may be adjusted further based upon the applicable geographic differential associated with the location from which the successful candidate will work.  Please note that it is not typical for a Fender employee to be at or near the top of the pay scale for their role – especially as a new hire – and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case.  Subject to the foregoing, the current pay scale for this position is $129,866.00 - $259,733.00 per year.